Anchor.



ANCHOR.

-APPLIGTION FILED lTVZ, 1903.

932,397, K Patented Aug. 24, `'1909;-

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

WILLIAM F. KENNEY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

ANCHOR.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, IViLLIAM F. KENNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Anchors, of which the following is aspecification.

The nature of my invention consist-s in an improved means for securingthe stock in the perforation of the head of the shank of the anchor, andin the improved `means for securing the end clip of the anchor chain, ashereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 represents the side view of ananchor' enrbodying my improvement. Fig. 2 represents a side view of thestock of the anchor, and the upper end of the shank. Fig.. 3 representsan edge view of the anchor with the stock folded at its side. Fig. 4represents an enlarged section taken in the line 4, 4, of Fig. 2. Fig.5, represents an enlarged View of the upper end of the shank, showingthe side opening to receive the securing lug of the stock. Fig. Grepresents an enlarged side view of the securing link. Fig. 7 representsan enlarged perspective view of the chain clip. Fig. S represents anenlarged perspective view of the locking pin of the clip.

In the drawing, A represents the shank of the anchor which is providedat its end with the holding ears B, B the ear B being provided with acircular perforation C to receive the cylindrical body of the stock D,while the ear B is provided with an elongated perforation E, adapted toreceive the lug F, by means of which the stock is secured to the shank.The lug F, is to be passed through the perforation E into thecorresponding elongated perforation Gr made in the fastening' link I-I,the end I of which is loosely held in the slot opening J between theears B, B, of the shank. The link H is adapted to receive the lug F onlywhen the elongated perforation G of t-he link is made to register withthe perforation E of the shank, as indicated by the dotted lines inFig'. 4, so that when the link II is turned to the position shown in theseveral figures of the drawing, the stock which is in engage-ySpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1908.

Patented Aug. 24,1909.

serial No. 455,901. l

ment with the link will be securely locked in its transverse position.

IWhenever it is desired to fold the stock in line with the shank, asshown in Fig. 3, the link H is to be turned from the position shown infull lines in Fig. 4, to the position shown by the dotted lines, andwhen in that position the lug F may be passed out of the perforations GAand E, and the stock turned as required. rIChe chain clip K is locked tothe outer end of the link I-I, by means of the pin L, which is providedwith the engaging lug M and the eye B. by means of which the pin isoperated, the said lug being adapted to enter the recess N made in theside of the perforation O, at the outer end of the link H, after thesaid lug has been passed through the corresponding recess ID made in theperforated ear Q of the chain clip K, the said chain clip being in thiscase turned to the position shown by the dotted lines inl Fig. 4. Andwhen the clip has been turned up from the said position as shown by thefull lines, the clip will be securely held to the link, and at the sametime the cable chain may be readily unshackled from the anchor whenrequired, by simply turning the clip back to its former position andthen withdrawing the pin L by means of the projecting eye R.

I claim as my invention:

l. In an anchor, the combination of the shank provided with theperforated ears, and having an elongated opening in one of the saidears, the link loosely held between the said ears, and provided with anelongated perforation corresponding to the perforation in the said earof the shank, and the stock provided with a lug adapted to pass throughthe elongated perforation of the ear of the shank and into thecorresponding perforation of the link, whereby when the said link isturned to its proper position the stock will be locked transversely ofthe shank and the stock will be in engagement with the link so as toturn therewith.

2. In an anchor, the combination of the chain clip provided with an earhaving a recessed perforation and the link secured to the end of theshank of the anchor and provided with a perforation having a recesscorresponding to that of the clip, and the pin proper position andprovided with the ey provided with a lg adapted to pass through wherebythe said engaging pin mary ybe opthe recess in the perforation of theear of erated.

the chain clip andr into the corresponding l ,WILLIAM F. KENNEY. recessmade in the perforation of the link to Witnesses :v receive it, thussecurely fastening the clip to SOCRATES SCHOLFIELD,

the link when the said clip is turned to its BENJAMIN L. DENNIS.

